Board Biographies

Rita Galanits

Rita moved into Sheffield in 2015. She was born in Budapest/Hungary and studied at Budapest Business School where she completed her BA in Economics. She is a qualified accountant and financial expert with more than 25 years of experience in…
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Emma Hardy

Emma is a violin maker and repairer based at Portland Works. She is also the editor of the British Violin Making Association’s (BVMA) Quarterly Magazine, and in previous years she acted as one of the event co-ordinators for the annual Makers’…

Phil Myers

Phil is a regular building maintenance volunteer, helping to preserve and restore the Portland Works and was co-opted onto the board of directors in 2025. He came to Sheffield in 1979 and worked in the Broadcast industry for 40 years. Initially…
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